IFA 2016: Samsung Brings Quantum Dot Tech To Curved Gaming Monitors

Samsung will add to its curved gaming monitor line-up at IFA 2016 this week, introducing a number of new quantum dot curved monitors.

The new monitors will comprise the CFG70 (24" and 27" models) and the CF791 (34" model), with Samsung to highlight how quantum dot tech, already featured in its UHD televisions, "brings the intricacies of today's video games to life".

"This luminance emphasises a range of otherwise-hidden game details in both light and dark settings, offering unprecedented visual realism designed to capture the attention of even the most hardcore gamers."

Sporting a "Super Arena" design, Samsung states that the CFG70 aligns 1800R curvature with sound-interactive LED lighting.

"This format also includes 1 m/s moving picture response time, making it the first curved gaming monitor to offer such functionality," Samsung states. "A rapid refresh rate of up to 144 Hz further ensures a seamless and uninterrupted presentation."

Samsung states that the CFG70's Gaming UX OSD interface provides an "intuitive on-screen dashboard to view all essential settings, ranging from response time to refresh rate, in a single glance", while gameplay settings can be adjusted through shortcut hot keys on the front and back of the monitor.

Samsung states that, with a 1500R curvature design (a curvature radius of 1,500 mm), the "CF791 is the